People online soon spotted the advert which Ashton suggested his dad post on Facebook, and have since applauded him for his thoughtful and hardworking ways.

Andy, who works for Nissan, and Toni, a nursery nurse, say they are proud of the effort Ashton put it – alongside his little brother Grayson, five, and his cousin Alfie, eight, who lent a helping hand.

He said he decided he wanted to do a truck wash, in his own words, so he could raise the money for some flowers for his nanna’s funeral.

We’ve since persuaded him to change his mind and that Nanna wouldn’t want him to waste it on flowers and that she would want to see him spend it on something he wanted. We’ve already got flowers all sorted out, but he wanted to do something on his own.

We’ve been doing it for two days now and he’s only seven, so it’s great for someone that age to come up with something like this and do something for his own money.

Lucy Connolly

A Broadcast Journalism Masters graduate who went on to achieve an NCTJ level 3 Diploma in Journalism, Lucy has done stints at ITV, BBC Inside Out and Key 103. While working as a journalist for UNILAD, Lucy has reported on breaking news stories while also writing features about mental health, cervical screening awareness, and Little Mix (who she is unapologetically obsessed with).